Friday, October 16, 2026

football

Georgia lose 1-0 to Hungary in Nations League

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TBILISI, October 4 – Georgia’s national football team suffered a 1-0 defeat away to Hungary in the third round of the UEFA Nations League B division. The match was played at the Puskás Arena in Budapest. Hungary scored the only goal of the game in the first half through Milos Kerkez. Georgia were unable to … Read more

Georgia and Ukraine draw 0-0 in Nations League

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TBILISI, September 29 – Georgia and Ukraine played out a goalless draw in Tbilisi on Monday night in the second round of the Nations League. The match at Dinamo Arena ended 0-0, giving Georgia its first point of the campaign after an opening-round defeat to Northern Ireland. Ukraine had started its campaign with a 1-0 … Read more

Spain defeats Georgia 4–0 in World Cup qualifier

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TBILISI, November 17 – Spain swept past Georgia with a convincing 4–0 win in their World Cup qualifying match on Sunday night at Dinamo Arena in Tbilisi, dominating from the opening minutes and leaving the home side with little chance to respond. The visitors wasted no time asserting control, netting three goals in the first … Read more

Three firms compete to build Tbilisi’s new 70,000-seat stadium

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TBILISI, October 8 – Three construction firms have submitted bids to build a massive new football stadium near Tbilisi International Airport, a project expected to become the largest sports facility in Georgia. According to tender documents published by the Municipal Development Fund, proposals were received from three companies: Georgian builder Anagi with an offer of … Read more

Turkey beats Georgia 3–2 in World Cup qualifier

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TBILISI, September 6 – 26 World Cup qualifying campaign with a narrow 3–2 home defeat to Turkey in Tbilisi. The visitors struck early, with Mert Müldür scoring in the 3rd minute. Just before halftime, Kerem Aktürkoğlu doubled Turkey’s lead, and he added another in the 52nd minute to complete his brace. Georgia responded through Zuriko … Read more

New Season, Same Old Match-Fixing Story in Georgian Football

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marchIt took just four weeks into the new season for new match fixing to appear in Georgian football. According to a UEFA Betting Fraud Detection System report, which was sent to the Georgian Football Federation (GFF), the result of a September 8 match between Merani Martvili and Rustavi was manipulated. According to the UEFA report, an unusual number of bets were placed during the match for Merani to win and for more than 2.5 goals to be scored. Merani was a 2-1 winner in the match.

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Match Fixing Plagues Georgian Football

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coverBy Giorgi Chaduneli

www.ifact.ge 

In the last two years, there have been six cases exposed of either successful or attempted match fixing in Georgian football.  Players, referees and entire teams have been fined or in some cases permanently banned from the sport. While one case has been working its way through the Tbilisi City Court system for the past year, two new suspicious matches have been uncovered.

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